The Book Of John Or Not And How The Passage Function

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

The Gospel of John, the last of the four gospels in the Bible, is a radical departure from the simple style of the synoptic gospels. It is the only one that does not use parables as a way of showing how Jesus taught, and is the only account of several events, including the raising of Lazarus and Jesus turning water into wine. While essentially the gospel is written anonymously, many scholars believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime between the years 85 and 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is that of a testimonial of one of the Apostles and his version of Jesus' ministry. It begins by telling of the divine origins of the birth of Jesus, then goes on to prove that He is the Son of

Some reader of the book of John may say that it is difficult to understand then at the same time others see it as somewhat of bewildering. In this book through a series of sermons preach by Tozer. Jesus with his deity is presented In the book And He Dwelt Among Us: Teachings from the Gospel of John, although not written by Tozer, this book consist of a collection of the sermons on the book of John. The book is compiled and edited by James L. Snyder, who himself is pastor. He write this book base on the life and ministry of A.W. Tozer. Snyder`s aim in his writing seem to be to allow his readers to experience the voice of Dr. Tozer through his sermons as one become acquainted with the One who became flesh.

Themes of John’s gospel 1. Light vs. Darkness a. The dual between light which is Christ and his ways and darkness which is Satan and the ways of the world is one of the more obvious themes in the Gospel of John. 2. Water/Life a. Water is one of the most significant elements in sustaining life.

Many Christians know of the biblical text The Revelation of John. Its fantastic imagery and prophetic metaphors have captured people’s attention for generations. However, few have actually read the book in its entirety and even fewer understand it as a rhetorical letter to seven churches in Asia Minor. Another Christian text, The Secret Revelation of John, which also claims authorship by “John”, contains a similar rhetorical tone. Both of these texts are misunderstood due to their bewildering images and stories, and ultimately leave their readers in the dark as to their implications for understanding Christ.

In the Gospel of John 4:5-42 Jesus was walking through Samaria and when he became tired he stopped at a well. A woman came to the well and Jesus asked her for a drink. She responded how can a Jew ask a Samaritan for a drink. Jesus then begins telling the woman of living water and tells her to go get her husband and to return but the woman says she does not have a husband. Jesus says to her the she has five and the woman recognized him as a prophet because Jesus knew everything about her.. Then came the disciples and were shocked to see that Jesus was talking to the Samaritan woman. When the woman left the well she left her jar behind and began to tell of her encounter. When people heard her story they

Explanation: The Gospel of John begins like no other. It begins, not at Jesus’ birth, not at the time of the prophets, not even at Adam, but in the very beginning, before there was anything. Anything, that is, except God and the Word who was God. John introduces this Word as the light and the life and the creator of everything. And yet his own creation did not know him. At this point, the man whom Jesus called the greatest prophet of all (Luke 7:28) is introduced: John the Baptist. He came to wake the world up to see their creator that had come to them. Truly, he came to “prepare the way of the Lord” (Isaiah 40:3), a light to testify of the Light that was even already come. John’s role was to open the eyes of the world to see the Christ that had come: the Savior they did not recognize or receive, the Light they,

In Matthew and Luke, the robbers play specific roles to help show that Jesus was the Son of God. There is no effort to prove Jesus as the Messiah, as expected from a Roman like Mark. However, Mark’s efforts to show the frightening power of Jesus come out in the end of the passage. “And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.” (Mark 15.33). The scene becomes dark and depressing, and soon Jesus’s strength is shown when he calls out to God and in response the tomb is destroyed. “And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, "Truly

One of the first steps needs to be defining hate and love. We will use three different sources to define each word: 1.) with an encyclopedia, 2.) a slang definition, and, 3.) a biblical definition. The final definition of the words are a consensus constructed based off of the three given definitions. Because the purpose is to decide whether Biblical Hatred is correct or wrong, ‘hate’ will be defined first, and then ‘love’.

The fourth Gospel, book of John, has been attributed to the apostle John (Harris, 2011, pg. 232). The apostle John was the son of Zebedee, and brother of James which are fishermen. They created a circle, including Paul and followed Jesus closely throughout all his transgressions. It was not until years later, leading churchmen accepted as John’s composition (Harris, 2011, pg. 233).

The Gospel of John was called the divine gospel by Clement of Alexandria, and Maximus the Confessor praised it for being “theology itself.” The Gospel of John presents the relationship between the Father and the Son as paradigmatic for the relationship between God and believer, as mediated through Jesus Christ. In Jn 5:17, Christ equates himself with the Father when he says, “My Father is still working and I also am working.” He emphasizes this saying, “just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes” (Jn 5:21). The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son” (Jn 5:22). This equality with God shows the relationship of Christ with God the Father, and also later on becomes

This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.

One thing I find very unique about this weeks reading about the Gospel of John is that it is told in a quite differently matter than the other three possible. And accounts are the crucifixion it includes three words from the cross and these three words were not reported the used conversely throughout the other three Gospels. Thus I find this questionable about Johns gospel could be so different compared to the other three even though they all have had the same experiences especially with some stories where for example the changing of water into the wine, encounter with the Samaritan woman, and healing of a man born blind. These are all stories that have been unique to the Gospel of John and far different than

The key word to focus on in this passage is “hate”. In the case of this verse, and in many others throughout the scriptures, the original greek word used is “miseo” (Wigram 501). The traditional definition of this word is quite similar to the English

The Gospel of John reflects a Christian tradition that is different from that of the other gospels. Many individuals and groups within the early Christian movement rejected it as heresy. However, it was ultimately accepted into the official canon, over many objections. It is now the favorite gospel of many conservative Christians, and the gospel least referred to by many liberal Christians. The Gospel of John is noticeably different from the other three Gospels in content, and the structure of the content. The first chapter of John is very similar to the beginning of the Book of Genesis, where it talks about the beginning of the world and creation. Another difference between the Gospel of John and the other Synoptics is the lack of a certain miracle Jesus performed found in the book. Unlike the Gospel of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, John has no record of Jesus performing exorcisms. While John does talk about healing the sick and blind, nowhere in the Gospel do we find Jesus exorcising demons. One of the main talking points within the Gospels is the ministry of Jesus. From what we can determine, upon reading the four Gospels, we can see that of the four, John tells us Jesus’ ministry lasted longer than a year. According to John, the span of Jesus’ ministry lasted three years instead of one year (as depicted by the other three Synoptics).